LAKE FOREST, Ill.- Luther volleyball falls in a 5 set thriller road contest to the Foresters 2-3 (15-25, 25-19, 25-20, 18-25, 12-15). The Luther Norse are now 5-19 overall on the season and sit 1-5 in the Midwest Conference. Lake Forest advances to 11-10 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
The Norse got outplayed in the first set only recording four kills but came back in the second set to record a .393 hitting percentage and 13 kills. The Foresters took over the match in the fifth set hitting a total percentage of .270 compared to Luther's .167. The Norse had a total of 46 kills on the night with Ruby Gerhard leading with 13 kills followed by Lindsay Hanson 12 and Liv Glumack rounding out the top three having nine. Luther had nine aces with Hanson, Glumack, and Victoria Gomez each had a pair. The Norse were strong defensively at the net matching the Foresters with seven blocks. Jarlyne Felix was a wall at the net being a part of six of the seven blocks on the night. Following Felix in blocks was Gerhard with four and Hanson with two. Iris Elias had 36 assists and also led in digs with 13.Â
The Luther College Norse will travel to Beloit, Wis. to take on the Beloit College Buccaneers on Saturday Oct. 24th beginning at 1 p.m..
